What will become of Sahra Wagenknecht’s party? – DW – 11/11/2025

At a press conference on Monday, Sahra Wagenknecht, for decades one of Germany’s best-known and most divisive political figures, announced that she will not run for a leadership position for her Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance... Read more »

A 70-year-long history – DW – 11/12/2025

In 1945, few would have predicted that Germany would reestablish an army just a decade later. Following the end of World War II — which Nazi Germany had unleashed — the country... Read more »

German court rejects bid to halt arms exports to Israel – DW – 11/12/2025

The Administrative Court of Berlin on Wednesday rejected a pair of appeals to halt German weapons exports to Israel on procedural grounds. The cases were filed by several Palestinians: one from a naturalized German citizen... Read more »

Germany’s economic experts say government could do better – DW – 11/12/2025

The annual assessment by the Council of Economic Experts at the Chancellery in Berlin is always something of a report card. This is first time the panel has presented its findings to... Read more »

Projekt „Ukrainisches Zentrum“ in Dresden startet

Die Integration von ukrainischen Geflüchteten in Ausbildung, Arbeit und Gesellschaft wird weiter gestärkt. Nach intensiven Gesprächen zwischen dem Ausländerrat Dresden e. V., dem Plattform Dresden e. V. und der Stadtverwaltung wurde eine... Read more »

Bundeswehr ‘in a really good place’ – DW – 11/12/2025

Skip next section Germany’s Bundeswehr turns 70 11/12/2025November 12, 2025 Germany’s Bundeswehr turns 70 The establishment of the German Bundeswehr, or armed forces, was controversial at the time, coming as it did... Read more »

OpenAI loses song lyrics copyright case in German court – DW – 11/11/2025

Large language models like ChatGPT infringe on German authors’ rights laws if they use song lyrics in their responses without having paid license fees for them, a Munich court ruled on Tuesday.  Judge Elke Schwager at... Read more »

What will become of the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance? – DW – 11/11/2025

At a press conference on Monday, Sahra Wagenknecht, for decades one of Germany’s best-known and most divisive political figures, announced that she will not run for a leadership position for her Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance... Read more »

Trial begins for Germany’s 2024 Christmas market attack – DW – 11/09/2025

A car as a weapon: That brought back memories of the attack by Anis Amri on the Christmas market at Berlin’s Breitscheidplatz in 2016 and a similar attack by an Islamic extremist with a... Read more »

How two German feasts set on November 11 are connected – DW – 11/10/2025

It can seem like a strange coincidence to see children parade through the streets of Germany with lanterns to mark St. Martin’s Day on November 11 while, at the same time, colorfully dressed... Read more »